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| 2-23-2010
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Posted on 02/23/2010 4:50:10 PM PST by Whenifhow
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To: max americana
>>He said so the management can keep track of the efficiency of the carriers.<<
I find that amusing since theyre un-fire-able, union boys.
Yes, but they like to give them a bunch of cr*p, anyway. I delivered mail for a couple of years, and my boss called me by the wrong name the *entire* time just to honk me off.
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posted on
02/23/2010 5:32:22 PM PST
by
mlizzy
("Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person" --Mother Teresa.)
To: mnehring
I was behind the counter at my post office the other day. All the boxes have a tab with a bar code. It makes things a lot speedier and more acurate this way.
The reason I was behind the counter was because the code scanner was on its charger and the postmistress needed to get the code off the package to get it into the computer as delivered.
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posted on
02/23/2010 5:38:08 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin!)
To: Whenifhow
They use a scanner to update packages for their Delivery Confirmation option. The sender is able to use USPS.com to see if the item was delivered to the addressee.
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posted on
02/23/2010 5:41:08 PM PST
by
pbear8
(Climate change is a fraud like Obama)
To: 1rudeboy
My mailman wrote the house number inside with a Sharpie. Should I be concerned? Mine too. I just hope it helps get mail intended for me to the right address.
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posted on
02/23/2010 5:46:55 PM PST
by
Ole Okie
To: Whenifhow
I had a mouse nest in my mailbox once. Mouse must have built it overnight. Mouse looked really surprised when I opened the mailbox.
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posted on
02/23/2010 5:50:18 PM PST
by
KrisKrinkle
(Blessed be those who know the depth and breadth of their ignorance. Cursed be those who don't.)
To: Whenifhow
Watch your step...they know where you live.
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posted on
02/23/2010 6:13:41 PM PST
by
Eagle Eye
(The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.)
To: LuvFreeRepublic
I live in Southern CA & we had a bar code on our box for years. The mail man scans it every day - he said so management know the time he arrived at our location.
To: mendedheart
Same thing my mail man friend told me.
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posted on
02/23/2010 6:19:35 PM PST
by
LuvFreeRepublic
(Support our military or leave. I will help you pack BO!)
To: Whenifhow
I checked the inside of the street side mailbox door and sure enough—there was a bar code.
Be on the look out... You maybe getting one of those long census forms. Beware, ever aware............
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posted on
02/23/2010 6:21:36 PM PST
by
deport
(TEXAS PRIMARY -- EARLY VOTING FEB 16 - 26..... Vote today.)
To: deport
Stop terrorizing, deport!
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posted on
02/23/2010 6:24:46 PM PST
by
onyx
(BE A MONTHLY DONOR - I AM)
To: Whenifhow
It only looks like a bar code, it’s really detects who picks up the mail! “THEY” are watching.
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posted on
02/23/2010 6:25:02 PM PST
by
count-your-change
(You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
To: Whenifhow
I had a spider in mine the other day.
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posted on
02/23/2010 6:27:45 PM PST
by
meyer
("It's not enough just to not suck as much as the other side" - G. Beck)
To: LuvFreeRepublic
He said so the management can keep track of the efficiency of the carriers.Remove it. :-)
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posted on
02/23/2010 6:29:20 PM PST
by
meyer
("It's not enough just to not suck as much as the other side" - G. Beck)
To: 1rudeboy
My mailman wrote the house number inside with a Sharpie. Should I be concerned?Yes. If we like you, we use a broad tipped magic marker. If we use sharpies, we hate you.
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posted on
02/23/2010 6:32:00 PM PST
by
Big Giant Head
(Running my computer bare naked for over two years with no infections at all.)
To: max americana
I find that amusing since theyre un-fire-able, union boys.Not only that but most of the routes are exactly the same as they were 20 years ago. They haven't really changed much since the neighborhood was built.
My carrier in Ohio was a pretty good guy. Always timely and friendly. One day, he had a woman following him with a clipboard writing down notes as he carried and delivered the mail. I asked him about it the next day - turns out that she was a supervisor, doing a study to see how long it took him to perform the various tasks involved with delivering the mail. They wanted to see how long it took to complete the route.
Now, since that neighborhood was built in the 1950's, you would think that they had some idea by this time as to the amount of time a carrier might take to complete the task.
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posted on
02/23/2010 6:34:36 PM PST
by
meyer
("It's not enough just to not suck as much as the other side" - G. Beck)
To: KansasCanadian
I hope they’re using this in my area. Four years ago 8 carriers were caught at a local bowling alley in the middle of the day using their slack time for fun and games. They all received severe slaps on the wrist
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posted on
02/23/2010 6:52:36 PM PST
by
Figment
("A communist is someone who reads Marx.An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx" R Reagan)
To: KansasCanadian
Thank you for this information.
I will pass it along to the person who posted it on As a Mom.
To: Ole Okie
Most likely your house number is not clearly visible (to USPS) and the mail carrier is helping his subs deliver accurately.
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posted on
02/23/2010 7:06:25 PM PST
by
KansasCanadian
(The president of the United States actually has to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time.)
To: Eagle Eye
They do know where you live. A simple wave and smile and thankyou! and you have a mail carrier who will remember you and strive to give you excellent delivery!!
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posted on
02/23/2010 7:09:11 PM PST
by
KansasCanadian
(The president of the United States actually has to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time.)
To: Figment
It is standard, yes. USPS has only a couple “zero-tolerance” policies: driving without a seat belt and stealing. Bowling on the clock probably could be defined as stealing, but more likely they were given a disciplinary letter of warning...definitely a strike against them...pun intended.
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posted on
02/23/2010 7:15:00 PM PST
by
KansasCanadian
(The president of the United States actually has to be able to walk and chew gum at the same time.)
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